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Elon Musk

What's on Elon Musk's mind?

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AI adds $30 trillion a year to the world economy 24% telling the G20 to build more and regulate less 21% casting his own gas turbine blades in Texas 17% pointing the money machine at the midterms 13% · neweverything else 25%
#1
Thirty Trillion Dollars, Give or Take a Continent

He put a number on it: 20-30% global growth, up to $30 trillion a year, and 'Stockfish-level' AI within 12 to 18 months.

Elon Musk at G20: AI will probably increase the global economy by 20 to 30%

CNBC · 2026-09-01
our translation

if the upside is an entire extra world economy, then every objection — the power bills, the land, the rules — becomes a rounding error. the number isn't a forecast, it's a permission slip.

Second day of G20 quote pickupvery sure · 4 sources
#2
Make New Tech 'Default Legal,' He Tells Twenty Governments
G20 ministerial ran through Sept 2very sure · 4 sources
#3
He'll Cast the Turbine Blades Himself, Thanks
WSJ scrutiny, Howmet's worst slide in 16 monthsvery sure · 4 sources
#4
The Speaker Took the Meeting
new — Johnson confirmed the sit-down to House GOPpretty sure · 2 sources
thursday, september 3
Repost the 20-30% growth number, in caps, before noon(safe bet)
Push the Grok 4.7 build with nine days left on his own clock(reported)
Get a turbine-blade timeline from the Texas team(reported)
Say absolutely nothing on the record about Mike Johnson(safe bet)

rebuilt from the public schedule, pool reports & old habits — the rest is educated guessing

The source

Repost the 20-30% growth number, in caps, before noon

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